Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 2
CB Rank (Person) 56,656
  • Primary Job Title Managing Director & Head of Venture Design at frog
  • Primary Organization 
    frogVentures

With an entrepreneurial background in leading-edge design and engineering, Ethan Imboden founded Jimmyjane in 2003, seeing an opportunity to leverage his integrated design philosophy to radically transform consumer experience within a category of nearly universal interest.

Prior to founding Jimmyjane, Imboden spent over 10 years in brand and

product development with some of the world's top design firms. Under the auspices of the Arnell Group, Ecco Design, Frogdesign, Alchemy Labs and Plink, Imboden has consulted for diverse clients such as Ford, Motorola, Dell, Herman Miller and Nike. In recent years, Imboden has received more than ten ID, IDEA, AIGA, and Good Design awards in recognition of his contributions to the fields of product and graphic design. A prolific innovator, he is listed as an inventor on over twenty registered patents and applications.

Early in his career, Imboden worked at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory where he collaborated on the development of an ultra high speed DNA sequencer and other cutting-edge automated lab instrumentation for the Human Genome Project. He earned his BS in Electrical Engineering from Johns Hopkins and his Masters in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute.

Number of Current Jobs 3
Number of Past Jobs 1
Ethan Imboden has 3 current jobs including Venture Partner at Tuesday Capital, Managing Director & Head of Venture Design at frog at frogVentures, and Principal at Plink. Additionally, Ethan Imboden has had 1 past job as the Founder at Jimmyjane.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Jimmyjane
Founder
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 2
Ethan Imboden holds 2 board and advisor roles as Advisory Board of the Institute for Creativity, Arts & Technology (ICAT) at Virginia Tech and Advisor at Artiphon.
Number of Events 3
Ethan Imboden has participated in 3 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, MWC 2020 Barcelona on Feb 24, 2020.